Governor Requests Legal Action For Noisy Planes

Governor Larry Hogan wrote Attorney General Brian Frosh a letter requesting that he sue the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Administrator Michael Huerta over new flight patterns which have resulted in a flurry of noise complaints by Maryland residents.

But the new system has resulted in planes flying much closer to the ground near residential neighborhoods, according to a number of complaints raised by elected officials, community groups, and others.

The Baltimore Sunreports that the Attorney General has not yet indicated whether he will bring the lawsuit. The paper quotes the Governor’s letter:

We have heard from countless Marylanders, including many community leaders and elected officials, about this continuing problem. This program has made many Maryland families miserable in their own homes with louder and more frequent flights which now rattle windows and doors…. As elected leaders of this state, we cannot allow this situation to stand.